A. Ripepi & Sons Funeral Homes' commitment to the families and communities it serves is evident from its investment in a new state-of-the-art funeral home in Middleburg Heights and the recent complete renovation of it's home on Fulton Road in Cleveland. The brothers, Stephen, Anthony, Jr. and Daniel Ripepi, together will be able to assist families with any funeral arrangements or pre-arrangements desired.

Our Obituaries

January 1, 1935 - December 7, 2016

KAMPER
RUDOLF "RUDI" KAMPER, age 81. Beloved husband of 41 years to Joan (nee Thourot). Loving father of Dolf (Marcia). Cherished grandfather of Hannes and Rudolf. Dearest son of the late Rudolf and Elizabeth (nee Schleutermann). Dear brother of Crystal Schings (Gunter, deceased) and Manfred (deceased) (Gunhilda). Also survived by nieces, nephews and many dear friends. U.S. Air Force Veteran....
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August 24, 1928 - December 6, 2016

WEISS
JENNIE M. WEISS (nee Medovic), age 88. Beloved wife of the late Phillip G.; devoted mother of Linda Weiss-duChossois (Earl), and the late Phillip W.; caring sister of the late Mary Medovic; dear aunt of many. Member of International Food Worker Local 400. She will be missed by her friends at Brooklyn Recreation and Life Works. In lieu of flowers, donations requested to Hospice Services of...
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December 30, 1957 - December 5, 2016

TAMAS
MARY BETH TAMAS (AKA; MEGAN TAMAS), age 58. Dearest daughter of the late John and Coletta (nee Murray). Cherished sister of Thomas (Flo), Timothy (Johanna) and Terry (Barbara). Also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins and many dear friends. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to the charity of your choice. Celebration of Life Service Thursday December 8, 2016 at the...
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March 8, 1995 - December 3, 2016

HERWERDEN
DYLAN NORMAN HENDRICK HERWERDEN, age 21, of Middleburg Heights, went to his heavenly home following a tragic auto accident on December 3, 2016.
Cherished son of Norman and Nancee (nee Koster); much loved and adored brother of Tyler and sister Madison; treasured grandson of Ruth Koster; predeceased by grandparents George Koster, Norm and Jean Herwerden; nephew of Dave and Gail...
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May 1, 1937 - November 24, 2016

ZINGALE
SALVATORE "SAL" ZINGALE, age 79. Loving father of David Zingale and Diane Liana (David). Cherished grandfather of Michael, Tony and Scott Liana, David Zingale Jr. Dearest son of the late Charles and Stella (nee Turmino). Dear brother of Chuck Zingale (Nancy). Dear uncle of Michelle Swanson and Michael Zingale (Pam). Also survived by cousins and many dear friends. Member of Teamsters...
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March 10, 1940 - November 23, 2016

BARRETT
FRANCIS M. BARRETT age 76. Passed peacefully November 23, 2016 after a short illness. Beloved son of the late Michael and Margaret. Dearest brother of Edward (Barb), Jim, Mary D'Andrea (Sam) and Kathy Milligan (John). Cherished uncle and great uncle of many nieces and nephews. Special friend to Nancy. 1959 graduate of Cathedral Latin High School where he excelled in sports and played in...
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November 20, 1955 - November 19, 2016

BOROVICH
THOMAS BOROVICH, age 60. Loving father of Alice and Elizabeth. Cherished grandfather of Aiden, Ryder and Jacob. Dearest son of the late Raymond and Alice (nee Barnes). Dear brother of Ronnie and the late Timothy and Raymond. Dear uncle of Christian Gossett. U.S. Navy Veteran. Mass of Christian Burial Saturday November 26, 2016 St. Adalbert Church, 66 Adalbert Street (Berea) at 10:30AM. ...
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March 23, 1948 - November 18, 2016

KATHRIEN
WILLIAM KATHRIEN, age 68, went home to be with The Lord, November 18, 2016. Beloved husband of Patricia; devoted father of Bobby Hotchkiss (Amy), and Brenda Pipes; cherished grandfather of Brandon, Jimi, and Brianna; dear son of the late Joseph and Ann; caring brother of Joanne Reahm; uncle, cousin, nephew, and friend of many. U.S. Air Force Veteran. Bartender at Carrie Cerino's for...
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July 7, 1921 - November 8, 2016

PRIOLETTI
NICK PRIOLETTI, age 95, of Punta Gorda, Florida. Beloved husband of Jeannine (nee Stavole); loving father of Michael (Debra), George (Cynthia), Gary (Janet), and Mark (Vicky); grandfather of four and great-grandfather of two; brother of the late Joe, Christine and Vincent; uncle and friend of many. U.S. Army WWII Veteran, and retired from NASA after 30 years. Funeral services 11:30 a.m...
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May 6, 1973 - November 7, 2016

DIANE MARIE HOLLINGSWORTH age 43. Beloved daughter of James and the late Patricia (nee Connors). Dearest sister of Carey and Matthew. Cherished aunt of Isabella and Lyla. Dear granddaughter of Hank and the late Mary Hollingsworth and the late Charles and Frances Connors. Niece of John (Marybeth) Hollingsworth, Robert (Bernice) Hollingsworth, Lynn Hollingsworth, Michael (Holly) Hollingsworth,...
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June 23, 1979 - November 4, 2016

HOVAN
WILLIAM D. HOVAN "SONNY", age 37. Beloved husband of Desiree (nee Percival). Loving father of Mya and Kara. Dearest son of William and Margaret (nee Soldan). Dear brother of Sean (Meredith). Cherished uncle of Bryce. Dear son in law of Alan and Theresa (nee Untermoser) Percival. Dear brother in law of Jeffrey Percival. Also survived by aunts, uncles, cousins, and many dear friends. Proud...
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December 2, 1960 - November 2, 2016

MILLER
MARK A. MILLER, age 55. Beloved husband of 29 years to Doris (nee Blaha).Loving father of Ryan, Jacob, Tanner, and Morgan. Dearest son of Herman and Gertrude (nee Ferguson). Dear brother of Richard (Shirley) and Earl (Carol). Dear son in law of Anna (nee Schanz) and the late Adolf Blaha. Also survived by aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers and sisters in law, nieces, nephews, many dear...
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October 25, 1933 - October 27, 2016

ROBERT W. LINDEMANN age 83. Beloved husband of Delores (nee Franta) and the late Margaret (nee Deakins). Loving father of David (Connie), Carol Ann Claypoole (Harvey) and Daryl (Julie). Cherished grandfather of 10 and great grandfather of 1. Dear brother of Kenneth (deceased)(Micky). Retired CEI employee of 40 years. President of Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship. Funeral services will be at...
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December 7, 1969 - October 24, 2016

YENCO
BRADFORD ALAN YENCO age 46. Chief Petty Officer U.S. Navy. Beloved husband of Jamie (nee Grab). Devoted father of Alyssa, Malena and Anthony "AJ". Son of Charles and the late LaVerne. Dear brother of Charles (deceased) (Jackie), Mark (deceased), Laura Petro-Petry (Donald). Son in law of James Grab (Marcia) and Brother in law of Brandon Grab (deceased) and Samantha Grab. Uncle, cousin and...
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April 14, 1926 - October 23, 2016

GENEVIEVE B. HAYSTRICK (nee Maciejewski) age 90. Beloved wife of the late Johnny. Loving mother of Kenneth Haystrick (Kathleen) and Deborah Wheeler (Edward). Cherished grandmother of Matthew Haystrick (Melanie). Dear sister of the late Clara, Lillian and Felix Maciejewski.
Genevieve worked at American Greetings, Cleveland Trust Bank and later at American National Bank as the Head Bookkeeper....
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July 21, 1944 - October 23, 2016

ANTHONY C. YUSI age 72. Beloved husband of the late Sandra (nee gatz). Loving father of the late Charles. Devoted brother of Richard (Cindy), Patricia Pannell (Thomas) and the late Mary Jane Fischer (Lester) and Nancy Yusi. Dear uncle, cousin and friend of many. Funeral services at the funeral home Thursday October 27, 2016 at 8:00 PM. Final resting place Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends received...
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July 17, 1965 - October 22, 2016

JAMES R. HAJDUK age 51. Beloved husband of Elizabeth "Liz" (nee Straub). Devoted father of Hannah and Jimmy. Devoted son of Richard and LaVerne and son in law of the late Richard, Sr. and Norma Straub. Dearest brother of Barbara and Ken (Sandi Knuth) and brother in law of Loretta Cornely, Teresa Straub and Richard Straub, Jr. (Shawn). Uncle, cousin and friend of many.
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July 3, 1934 - October 10, 2016

KLERI
JON C. KLERI, age 82. Former attorney in Florida and Probation Officer for Cuyahoga County Court. Dearest son of the late John and Elizabeth (nee Ferencz). Dear brother of Betty Incorvaia (Angelo). Dear uncle of James Incorvaia (deceased), David Incorvaia and Lisa Lock (Rob); great uncle of 3. Dearest friend of Margaret and Tony Bartos, Dominique and Giavanna Todaro. U.S. Army Veteran....
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February 26, 1940 - October 9, 2016

SEAGRO
JOYCE SEAGRO (nee Johns), age 76. Devoted mother of John (Beverly), Lee, Mike (deceased), Janet David (Mike), Jane Jonas (Tim), Samuel, and Gaetano; cherished grandmother of 16 and great-grandmother of 5; caring sister of Ronald, Richard, Gene and Eleanor. Joyce was born in Lawrence County (New Castle), PA and was an avid BINGO player! She loved boating on Lake Erie. But most of all,...
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April 17, 1958 - October 8, 2016

DALE D. VAVRO age 58. Entered into rest October 8, 2016. Beloved husband of Janet (nee Marfizo). Loving father of Daniel, David and Jacqui. Cherished son of the late David and Jennie. Loving brother of Joyce Kish (Daniel), David (Kathleen), Donald (Teri) and the late Joanne Dailey (Jack). Dear brother in law of William Marfizo (GeorgAnne) and the late Jerry Marfizo. Uncle, cousin and friend of...
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February 15, 1971 - October 7, 2016

STEVE MEADE age 45. Beloved husband of Jamie (nee Mocniak). Loving father of Matthew, Miranda, Hailey, Riley and Aiden Meade and Abigail Prather-Meade. Son of Christine and the late Claude. Brother of Mike. Dearest son in law of Gordon and Diane Mocniak and brother in law of Daniel Mocniak (Colleen). Uncle, cousin and friend of many. Funeral services at the funeral home Wednesday October 12, 2016...
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September 11, 1919 - October 5, 2016

TVORIK
MARY E. TVORIK (nee Mraz), age 97. Passed away peacefully with her family at her side. Beloved wife of the late Stephen. Loving mother of Linda Sherk, Theresa Stockwell (Warren), Steven (Heidi) and Sharon Tvorik. Cherished grandmother of Brandon, Devin, Mitchell and Tessa. Dear sister of the late George and Michael Mraz. Also survived by nieces, nephews and many dear friends. Funeral...
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September 8, 1929 - October 5, 2016

RICHARD A. NALLY age 87. Beloved husband of Josephine (nee Panza). Loving father of Richard R. (Nancy), Maureen, Robert (Monique) and Rose O'Boyle (Brian). Cherished grandfather of 12 and Great Grandfather of 8. Dear brother of the late Elizabeth Pountney. Former instructor at the W.S.I.T for 35 years. U.S. Marine Corps Veteran. Mass of Christian Burial Mary Queen of the Apostles Parish, 6455...
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November 24, 1944 - October 2, 2016

JUDY WELLS (nee Keckan) age 71. Beloved wife of Robert. Loving mother of Kim Fox, Lisa Dixon (Chuck), Brenda Fox (Carlos Parga) and Nadine Carlson (Tim). Cherished grandmother of 6 and great grandmother of 5. Dear sister of Bill Keckan (Cindy). Daughter of the late William and Rose Keckan. Aunt and friend of many. Member of the St. Ambrose Church Ladies Guild. A Memorial Mass will be held on...
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August 13, 1964 - October 1, 2016

AIGNER
KENNY R. AIGNER, age 52. Beloved son of Kenneth L and the late Marilyn (nee Popp). Father of Amber. Dear brother of Karen Burdewick (Jim), Joan (deceased) and Kris (Kim). Cherished uncle of Brittany, Michael (deceased), Danielle (Jake), Kristopher; great uncle of Madison and Logan. Also survived by aunts, uncles and many dear friends especially his four legged children Roxy and Moonie. In...
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December 9, 1931 - October 1, 2016

MELILLO
URSULA L. MELILLO (nee Altier), age 84. Beloved wife of the late James. Loving mother of James (Judy) and Nancy Milano (Michael, deceased). Cherished grandmother of Alessa Milano, Ashley and Christopher. Dearest daughter of the late Dominic and Carmella (nee Cane) Altier. Dear sister of the late John Altier. All services and interment private. Donations suggested to the SPCA of Medina....
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September 29, 2016

DAVID ANTHONY GRYWALSKI age 58. Passed away peacefully at his home the evening of September 29, 2016 at the age of 58. He was the beloved son of the late Walter and Irene (nee Levay). Loving brother of Christine Titran (Robert), Robert Grywalski( Kathy), Susan Maruszan (Richard) and James. Uncle of Carrie Baker (Calvert), Adam Maruszan and Andrew Grywalski. He was the great uncle of Emma, Lucy,...
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May 4, 1933 - September 25, 2016

LEROY "LEE" REIGER age 83. Passed away peacefully on September 25, 2016. Loving husband of the late Frances (nee Velisek). Dear father of Eugene (Linda). Uncle of Jeff Gerencser (Sandy). Lee was a lifelong bowler and sports enthusiast. He was the co-owner of Southland Train and Hobby for 22 years. The family would like to thank is caregiver Brenda Seitz for all she did for him. The family will...
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September 10, 1940 - September 25, 2016

MARY JANE KAVALEC (nee Scalabrino) age 76. Loving mother of Santina Markle and Andrea Nagy. Cherished grandmother of Gina McGee (Daniel) and Robert Thomas (Abbey). Dear great grandmother of Henry McGee and Wren Thomas. Sister of Charlotte Steinhauser. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Friday, September 30, 2016, 7:00 PM at the funeral home. Contributions requested to the National Parks...
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May 23, 1957 - September 24, 2016

TIMOTHY A. BARBER age 59. Passed away September 24, 2016. Born in Ravenna May 23, 1957. Was the night manager for many years at the Twin Star Bowling Center. Beloved husband of Susie (nee Shaffer). Cherished son of Patricia Lacy (Len) and the late David Barber, Sr. Cherished brother of David and Rick (Anita). Dearest son in law of Carolyn and Carl Shaffer. Step father of Kimberly Nader (John) and...
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October 11, 1929 - September 22, 2016

POCZE
LUREE E. POCZE (nee Parker), age 86. Beloved wife of the late Louis. Loving mother of John "Butchie" Mikes (deceased) and Luree Dushney (Dennis). Grandmother of 2; great grandmother of 5. Dear sister of the late Colette Reynolds. Also survived by nieces, nephews and dear friends. Longtime volunteer at the Parma Adult Activities Center and a former Treasurer for the Brook Park Democratic...
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July 7, 1950 - September 19, 2016

ANDREWS
KENNETH A. ANDREWS, age 66. Devoted husband of 41 years to Kathi (nee Buzzelli). Loving father of Brian and Alan. Dearest son of Nicholas (deceased) (Janet) and Joanna (nee Ebsworth) (deceased). Dear brother of James (Kim). Dear brother in law of Vince Buzzelli, Jr. (Laura). Also survived by nieces, nephews and many dear friends. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to...
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September 27, 1929 - September 14, 2016

ZIFCHECK
GEORGE "DA" ZIFCHECK, age 86. Beloved husband of the late Dorothy "Wagger" (nee Petrik). Loving father of Diane Zifcheck. Cherished grandfather of Stacey Fontechia (Dave). Dear brother of, Eleanor Guelker and the late Edward and Mary Ann Matuska. Also survived by nieces, nephews and many dear friends. George proudly and meticulously restored his 1930 Model A Ford car and won many awards...
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December 2, 1935 - September 10, 2016

.Nicoletta Caterina Leone (nee Amatangelo). Age 80. Died peacefully on September 10 at Mt Alverna Care Facility after a long illness. Her devotion to her family was boundless. She was loved by many. She will be remembered as a loving, caring, sweet, strong and gentle woman. She was the loving wife of Emidio Leone for almost 60 years. She and Emidio immigrated to the United States from Rocca Pia,...
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October 15, 1941 - September 9, 2016

JEANNETTE A. RUPP nee Kraft) age 75. Beloved wife of the late John W. Loving mother of Melanie and Richard "David" Rupp. Cherished grandmother of Darren, Austin and Ava and great grandmother of Brantley and Isabella. Dear sister of Dolores Kraft. Funeral services at the funeral home Monday September 12, 2016 at 7:30 PM. Friends received Monday from 4:00 - 7:30 PM at the A. RIPEPI AND SONS FUNERAL...
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August 1, 1980 - September 7, 2016

HALLIS
STEVEN R. HALLIS, age 36. Dearest son of Ray and Connie (nee Martinsen). Dear brother of Richard and David Hallis, Gary and Donald Mussman and the late William Hallis. Also survived by aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and many dear friends. Funeral services Monday September 12, 2016 at the funeral home 10:30AM. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. The family will receive friends SUNDAY 1...
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